Transor

What is Transor?

Transor is a free AI-powered translation tool for websites, documents, images, and videos. It helps you understand foreign-language content by providing bilingual views and real-time translations while you stay in your current workflow.

The site describes Transor as available across multiple platforms (Web and extensions on major browsers, plus mobile and desktop app availability announcements). It can translate webpage content areas, video subtitles, PDF documents, and on-page images using built-in AI translation services.

Key Features

• Webpage translation with bilingual comparison: Transor automatically identifies the core content area of a page and provides low-intrusion, side-by-side bilingual reading.
• Real-time subtitle translation for major video sites: Supports translating subtitles on mainstream platforms such as YouTube and Netflix, pairing the translated text with the original via bilingual subtitles.
• Free PDF translation with bilingual reading: Transor enables PDF documents to be read in a bilingual format, aimed at producing one-click AI translation results for documents.
• Image translation on webpages (OCR + inpaint): The browser plugin supports translating text inside webpage images via OCR and Inpaint, described as helping the translated text blend into the original design.
• Text selection (“highlight to translate”): Select any text on a webpage to translate into your native language, with an option to save to a personal collection and export data.
• Input-box translation via a keyboard gesture: For text typed into an on-page input field, you can “press 3 times space” to translate. The default target language is English, and it can be customized.
• Multiple built-in translation providers: The product lists support for Microsoft Translator, Google Translate, OpenAI (ChatGPT), Claude, DeepSeek, and Google Gemini.

How to Use Transor

1. Install Transor using the available browser extension for your device and browser (Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Mac Safari are listed; other packages/app entries are marked as “coming soon”).
2. Translate webpages by using the webpage translation feature to view bilingual content for the page’s main text area.
3. Translate selected text by highlighting any text on the page, then choosing the translate action. Optionally save results to your personal collection.
4. Translate video subtitles on supported sites to display translated subtitles alongside the original.
5. Translate PDFs and images using the product’s corresponding translation features when available in your workflow.

Use Cases

• Reading foreign-language articles with less visual disruption: Use webpage translation to see a bilingual version of the main content area while browsing, without leaving the page.
• Watching foreign-language content with translated subtitles: Translate subtitles in real time on platforms such as YouTube or Netflix and follow along with bilingual subtitles while listening to the original audio.
• Understanding academic or business documents from a PDF: Apply Transor’s PDF translation to get bilingual reading for documents like papers or contracts.
• Translating text embedded in webpage images: Right-click or hover over supported image content to translate text extracted via OCR and displayed in place using inpainting.
• Drafting and translating text while staying on the same page: Translate text typed into an input box using the “press 3 times space” shortcut, useful for search, writing, or dialogue-style interactions.

FAQ

• Which translation services does Transor support? The site lists Microsoft Translator, Google Translate, OpenAI (ChatGPT), Claude, DeepSeek, and Google Gemini.

• Does Transor translate video subtitles in real time? Yes. It describes support for real-time bilingual subtitle translation on mainstream platforms including YouTube and Netflix.

• Can I translate text from within an image? Yes. The plugin supports translating webpage images using OCR and Inpaint, with actions described as right-click or hover.

• How do I translate text I type into a webpage input field? After typing text, you can translate by pressing space 3 times. The default target language is English, and it can be customized.

• Is Transor available on mobile and desktop? The page indicates availability via browser extensions and includes “coming soon” notes for iOS and Android (and related browser entries). Desktop app details are not fully specified beyond extension availability.

Alternatives

• Browser-integrated translation features (built-in browser or OS translators): These typically translate whole pages or selected text, but the workflow may differ from Transor’s bilingual, low-intrusion webpage focus and its specific support for subtitles, PDFs, and in-image text.
• Standalone OCR + translation tools: Useful when your main need is translating text inside images, but you may need separate steps to keep translated content aligned with the original webpage or to translate subtitles and PDFs.
• Document translation tools with PDF support: These focus on translating files (such as PDFs) and may be better suited for document-heavy workflows, while Transor’s cross-media approach also targets webpages, images, and video subtitles.
• Video subtitle translation tools: These are tailored to subtitle workflows, but may not cover webpage bilingual reading, in-page image translation, or “highlight to translate” plus personal collection/export as described by Transor.